The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to rapidly develop, produce and distribute large quantities of new vaccines. A team of researchers at Purdue University and Merck & Co. Inc.

Your tap water’s dirty little secret might have just met its match. Scientists have engineered a high-tech filter that strips toxic “forever chemicals” from drinking water in a matter of minutes.

The average “heart age” of men in the U.S. is seven years older than their actual age, according to a study published July 30 in JAMA Cardiology. Using the American Heart Association’s Predicting Risk ...